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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 01, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 05, 2018
Rockley Photonics Limited, London, GB;
Andrew Rickman, Marlborough, GB;
Cyriel Johan Agnes Minkenberg, Neuheim, CH;
Rockley Photonics Limited, Altrincham, GB;
Abstract
An optoelectronic switch for transferring an optical signal from a source external client device to a destination external client device, includes a leaf rack unit having thereon a leaf switch assembly including: a leaf switch having a plurality of fabric ports including a first fabric port and a second fabric port; and a fabric port multiplexer associated with the leaf switch, arranged to combine a first signal from the first fabric port and a second signal from the second fabric port onto a first connection, in the form of an outgoing first multiplexed signal. The optoelectronic switch further includes a spine rack unit including: a plurality of spine switches including a first spine switch having a fabric port and a second spine switch having a fabric port; and a demultiplexer arranged to separate an incoming multiplexed signal received from a first connection into a first signal and a second signal, the first signal directed towards the fabric port of the first spine switch and the second signal directed towards the fabric port of the second spine switch.